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Hide empty sprints in the backlog

✅ Rollout Complete

Product: Jira

Announced17 Nov 2025
Rollout started17 Nov 2025
Rollout ended17 Nov 2025
SourceAtlassian blog ↗

You can now hide empty sprints from the backlog in software projects that use scrum. This helps you focus on sprints with active work and keeps your backlog organized. To hide empty sprints in your backlog: Select Backlog. Select View settings. Select the toggle next to Empty sprints to hide sprints that don’t contain any work items. Select the toggle again to show empty sprints.

DateStatusWeek
17 Nov 2025⏳ Rolling Out
19 Jan 2026✅ Rollout Complete